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More auto plant shutdowns for COVID-19

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The total employment contribution of GM’s 83,860 jobs is 681,000 jobs in the US economy—including those who work for GM. jobs supported in the US economy for every job at GM. The analysis produces an estimated employment multiplier of 8.1, meaning there are 7.1

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2019 Mazda 3 to feature world-first HCCI engine for efficiency: report

Green Car Reports

It's a technology that's been a sort of Holy Grail in the auto industry for at least a couple of decades. Now Mazda, one of the smallest global automakers, plans to introduce it in a radical new engine to be used in a future Mazda vehicle in 2019.

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IHS Markit: US gasoline demand could be cut almost in half due to COVID-19

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Further, according to the latest IHS Markit forecasts, the global auto industry will exerience an unprecedented and almost instant stalling of demand in 2020, with global auto sales forecast to plummet more than 12% from 2019 to 78.8 Europe autos demand for 2020 is set at 15.6 million units.

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IHS: average age of vehicles on the road in US steady at 11.4 years; scrappage rate declining

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We attribute this to a number of factors, including the economy and the increasing quality of today’s automobiles. years by 2019. This while VIO is up 1.5%, a rate the auto industry hasn’t seen in the US since 2004-2005. Looking ahead, IHS forecasts that average age of vehicles is likely to remain at 11.4

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Ford Reaches Tentative Deal With UAW, Workers Return

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This agreement sets us on a new path to make things right at Ford, at the Big Three, and across the auto industry. economy and Ford already likes to promote itself as “the most American of all car companies.” Since the strike began, Ford put 50 [percent] more on the table than when we walked out.

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Tesla’s 2023 in review: NACS adoption, Cybertruck launch and more

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Some of Tesla’s important accomplishments in 2023 included the launch of the highly anticipated Cybertruck and the redesigned Model 3 “Highland,” as well as the widespread adoption of the automaker’s charging hardware across the North American auto industry.

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Electric vehicles sales, transportation & policy initiatives 

Electric Vehicles India

The scaled-up FAME II, effective from April 2019, has an outlay of INR 100 billion (USD 1.4 It is decreased by around 20% to 2,36,802 when compared to 2,95,683 units in FY 2019-20. The auto industry is witnessing a de-growth when compared to the sales of vehicles from 2021 to 2019. . billion (USD 130 million).